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Wednesday 31 December 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:435:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:293:29 PM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1910:19 AM–12:0512:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2810:28 AM–11:5611:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:241:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:295:29+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Lābha06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Amṛta07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Śubha10:2810:28 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Roga11:5611:56 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Udvega13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:204:20 PMneutral
Lābha16:204:20 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:485:48 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid
Śubha19:207:20 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Amṛta20:528:52 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Cara22:2410:24 PM–23:5611:56 PMneutral
Roga23:5611:56 PM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:281:28+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:003:00+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMgood
Udvega28:324:32+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:435:43 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 21:449:44 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:293:29 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:435:43 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī17:435:43 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā21:449:44 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra15:293:29 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:435:43 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 366
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:039:03 AM
Moonset
21:109:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:327:32 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1910:19 AM12:0512:05 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:295:29+1 AM31:127:12+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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